Keywords

healthcare information, mobile computing devices, electronic medical record

Abstract

Despite recent improvements in the gathering and sharing of patient medical information among healthcare providers, there remains a gap in the electronic medical record infrastructure. Patient data is not available in some situations, either because the infrastructure is inaccessible (as in a natural disaster) or because there is no way to link the patient to the infrastructure (e.g., the patient cannot supply necessary identification information). This paper describes the Poket Doktor System, an architecture that allows an individual to carry personal electronic medical information on a wireless handheld device such as a smart card, cell phone, or PDA. Medical workers can obtain this information wirelessly using handheld devices, desktop computers, network access points, etc. In this way, patients play an active role in the medical information infrastructure, resnlting in a better healthcare delivery system.

Original Publication Citation

David K. Vawdrey, Eric S. Hall, and Charles D. Knutson. "A Self-Adapting Healthcare Information Infrastructure Using Mobile Computing Devices." Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Workshop in Enterprise Networking and Computing in Healthcare Industry (HealthCom 23), Santa Monica, California, June 6-7, 23.